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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S4F-02444

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2014

To ask the First Minister what response the Scottish Government has received to its representations to the UK Government regarding the implications of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership for health services in Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-03771

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 November 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 December 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage people to attend further education courses.

Question reference: S4W-22798

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 October 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 November 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been referred to the Edinburgh transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) centre since October 2012; how many were approved to receive TAVI; how many reverted to conventional surgery, and how many reverted to no procedure and palliative care.

The information requested is provided in the following table:

Table 1: People referred to the national TAVI service since October 2012

Total referrals for consideration of TAVI	317
Those who need assessed	22
Those who need tests	26
Those who have had TAVI	127
Those suitable for TAVI	12
Those suitable for conventional surgery	45
Those not suitable for TAVI	85

Source: National TAVI service, October 2014

Question reference: S4W-22723

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 4 November 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a register of interests for all members of the independent review group considering the safety of mesh devices.

Question reference: S4W-22842

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 October 2014
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 4 November 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what the salary has been of each (a) university and (b) college principal or chief executive officer in each of the last five years, and what the annual change in salary has been expressed as a percentage.

Question reference: S4W-22694

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 October 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what concerns it has regarding the potential financial implications of litigation in relation to defective mesh devices.

Question reference: S4W-22680

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 October 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the letter dated 16 July 2014 from the Deputy Chief Medical Officer to medical directors is consistent with the advice of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing that NHS boards suspend the use of mesh devices pending the results of an independent review.

The decision to request that boards consider suspending the routine use of synthetic mesh implants for these procedures does not prevent individual women and their clinicians agreeing on the need for a particular service – this is still available.

The letter reaffirmed my statement that for the improvement of our future evidence and where women fully consent, if they are being considered for entry into clinical trials then use of mesh for the conditions affected (pelvic organ prolapse) can be approved for those entered into the arm(s) of the trial using this option.

Question reference: S4W-22693

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 October 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) the manufacturers of mesh devices and (b) NHS boards about the potential financial implications of litigation.

Question reference: S4W-22695

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 October 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the discussion of the matter at the meeting of the Working Group on Transvaginal Mesh Implants on 18 June 2013, whether discussions have taken place with NHS management regarding the potential financial resource implications in relation to the multi-disciplinary approach to complications with mesh surgery.

Question reference: S4W-22687

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 October 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to form and resource a (a) self-help group and (b) helpline for victims of mesh devices.